Nandithrips pouzolziae Rachana, Amarendra, Gracy & Reddy
Nomenclature
Nandithrips pouzolziae Rachana, Amarendra, Gracy & Reddy, 2023
Diagnosis
Female macroptera: Body golden-yellow except head, metanotum and clavus brown; fore wing slightly dusky except pale base and apex; all legs yellow. Head with ocellar setae pair III situated at the tangent between the fore and hind ocelli. Postocular setae six pairs, pairs I and III subequal and the longest, pair V situated far from pair IV. Pronotum weakly sculptured with transverse striae. Metanotum with irregular transverse lines anteriorly, irregular reticulate sculpture medially, longitudinal striations laterally; campaniform sensilla present. Abdominal tergite I transversely striate. Abdominal sternites without discal setae.
Male macroptera: General structure as in female but smaller. Abdominal tergite IX with S1 and S2 setae subequal in length, S2 setae positioned anterior to S1 setae; sternites II and V–VII each with a circular or oval pore plate medially.
specimens collected on
Pouzolzia petandra subsp. Wightii (Urticaceae) (Rachana et al., 2023)
Distribution
Karnataka (Rachana et al., 2023)
References
Rachana R. R, Amarendra B, Gracy R. G, Reddy K. V., 2023, A remarkable new genus of Thripinae (Thysanoptera, Thripidae) without anteocellar setae from India. ZooKeys.1141:65 –73.
